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This website
is by Provisdom. For an explanation
of Provisdom’s practices and policies related to the collection, use, and storage
of our users’ information, please read our
Privacy Policy section below. Please see our
Terms of Use section below for more information about our
on-line policies in general.
Privacy Policy
Changes and Consent
to Privacy Policy
Provisdom Corporation
is committed to protecting the privacy of the personally-identifiable information
that we collect from you as you use this Web site (the “Site”).
The scope of Provisdom’s commitment is detailed in this Privacy Policy.
By using the Site, you consent to the collection, use, and storage of your information
by us in the manner described in this Privacy Policy and elsewhere on the Site.
We reserve the right to make changes
to this Privacy Policy from time to time. We
will alert you to any such changes by updating this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy was last updated on May 5, 2008.
By submitting information you agree to Provisdom’s use
of such information as described herein.
Collected Personally-Identifiable
Information
Provisdom collects personally-identifiable
information on certain areas of the Site when users request publications or other
information or when they participate in user posting areas such as surveys and the
blog. This information may consist
of information that you provide, such as names, mailing addresses, e-mail addresses,
telephone numbers, and fax numbers.
In addition, Provisdom collects certain information that you do not visibly enter,
such as your IP address, browsing pattern on the Site, and click stream.
Use of Information
Provisdom uses your information
to fulfill requests for information or for such other business purposes as you may
initiate or request. We may keep any
of your information on file and use it to contact you.
Provisdom also uses information to perform statistical analyses of user behavior
in order to measure interest in specific areas and information posted on our Site. Provisdom also uses information from
IP addresses or the location of computers on the internet.
Disclosure to Third-Parties
Provisdom shall not intentionally
disclose or transfer (and shall take reasonable steps to protect the confidentiality
and security, and to prevent the unauthorized or accidental disclosure of) of your
personally-identifiable information to third parties (i.e., persons or entities
that are not affiliates of Provisdom), whether for such third parties’ marketing
purposes or otherwise, subject only to the following four exceptions: Provisdom
may disclose your personally-identifiable information to third parties in the event
that such disclosure is required by the laws, rules, or regulations of any nation,
state, or other applicable jurisdiction; Provisdom may disclose your contact information
to third parties as appropriate for Provisdom to make transmissions or deliveries
to you; Provisdom may disclose your personally-identifiable information if, in connection
with submitting the information, you consent to such disclosure; and Provisdom may
disclose contact information for you in response to inquiries by bona-fide rights
owners in connection with allegations of infringement of copyright or other proprietary
rights arising from information you have posted on the Site or otherwise provided
to Provisdom.
We may provide links
to third-party Web sites as a service to our users.
In addition, some of the content appearing to be on this Site is
in fact supplied by third parties, for example, in instances of framing of third-
party Web sites or incorporation through framesets of content supplied by third-party
servers. Please be aware that we cannot
control and are not responsible for the information collection practices of such
third-party Web sites, which may differ from those of this Site.
We encourage you to review and understand the privacy policies
on these Web sites before providing any information to them.
Security
Provisdom has implemented
generally accepted standards of technology and operational security in order to
protect personally-identifiable information from loss, misuse, alteration, or destruction.
Only authorized Provisdom personnel
are provided access to personally-identifiable information, and these employees
are required to treat this information as confidential.
Despite these precautions, Provisdom cannot guarantee that unauthorized
persons will not obtain access to your personally-identifiable information.
Trans-border Hosting and Transfer of Information
Personally-identifiable
information collected on the Site may be transferred from time to time to Provisdom
personnel, or to third parties, located throughout the world, including offices
located outside the European Economic Area (EEA), and the Site may be viewed and
hosted anywhere in the world, including countries (such as the United States) that
may not have laws of general applicability regulating the use and transfer of such
data. By using the Site and submitting
such information on it, you voluntarily consent to such trans-border transfer and
hosting of such information.
Children’s On-line Privacy Protection
Provisdom understands
the importance of protecting children's privacy, especially in an on-line environment.
The Site is not intentionally designed
for or directed at children 13 years of age or younger, and Provisdom will not intentionally
collect or maintain information about anyone under the age of 13.
Terms of Use
Changes and Consent
to Terms of Use
Provisdom Corporation provides its
content on this Site subject to the following terms and conditions (the “Terms”). We may periodically change the Terms,
so please check back from time to time.
These terms were last updated on May 5, 2008.
By accessing and using this Site, you agree to these Terms.
Copyrights
All content and functionality on
the Site, including text, graphics, logos, icons, and images and the selection and
arrangement thereof, is the exclusive property of Provisdom or its licensors and
is protected by U.S. and international copyright laws.
All rights not expressly granted are reserved.
Trademarks
The trademarks, service marks, designs, and logos
(collectively, the "Trademarks") displayed on the Site are the registered and unregistered
Trademarks of Provisdom and its licensors. You
agree that you will not refer to or attribute any information to Provisdom or its
licensors in any public medium (e.g., press release, Web sites) for advertising
or promotion purposes, or for the purpose of informing or influencing any third
party and that you will not use or reproduce any Trademark of, or imply any endorsement
by or relationship with, Provisdom or its licensors.
Use of Site Content
Provisdom hereby grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable
license for the term hereof to access and download, display, and print one copy
of the content and functionality displayed on the Site (the "Site Content") on any
single computer solely for your internal, business use, provided that you do not
modify the Site Content in any way and that you retain all copyright and other proprietary
notices displayed on the Site Content. You
may not otherwise reproduce, modify, distribute, transmit, post, or disclose the
Site Content without Provisdom's prior written consent.
User Postings
You acknowledge and agree that Provisdom shall own
and have the unrestricted right to use, publish, and otherwise exploit any and all
information that you post or otherwise publish on the Site in postings, survey responses,
and otherwise, and you hereby waive any claims against Provisdom for any alleged
or actual infringements of any rights of privacy or publicity, moral rights, or
rights of attribution in connection with Provisdom's use and publication of such
submissions. You covenant that you
shall not post or otherwise publish on the Site any materials that (a) are threatening,
libelous, defamatory, or obscene; (b) would constitute, or that encourage conduct
that would constitute, a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise
violate law; (c) infringe the intellectual property, privacy, or other rights of
any third parties; (d) contain a computer virus or other destructive element; (e)
contain advertising; or (f) constitute or contain false or misleading statements. Provisdom does not and cannot review
all information posted to the Site by users and is not responsible for such information.
However, Provisdom reserves the right
to refuse to post and the right to remove any information, in whole or in part,
for any reason or for no reason.
Notices of Infringement
and Takedown by Provisdom
Provisdom prohibits the posting of any information that infringes or violates the
copyright rights and/or other intellectual property rights (including rights of
privacy and publicity) of any person or entity. If
you believe that your intellectual property right (or such a right that you are
responsible for enforcing) is infringed by any content on the Site, please write
to Provisdom at its current address (see
Company), giving a written statement
that contains: (a) identification of the copyrighted work and/or intellectual property
right claimed to have been infringed; (b) identification of the allegedly infringing
material on the Site that is requested to be removed; (c) your name, address, and
daytime telephone number, and an e-mail address if available; (d) a statement that
you have a good faith belief that the use of the copyrighted work and/or exercise
of the intellectual property right is not authorized by the owner, its agent, or
the law; (e) a statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and,
under penalty of perjury, that the signatory is authorized to act on behalf of the
owner of the right that is allegedly infringed; and (f) the signature of the intellectual
property right owner or someone authorized on the owner's behalf to assert infringement
of the right. Provisdom will remove
any posted submission that infringes the copyright or other intellectual property
right of any person under U.S. law upon receipt of such a statement (or any statement
in conformance with 17 U.S.C. ? 512(c)(3)). U.S.
law provides significant penalties for submitting such a statement falsely. Under appropriate circumstances, persons
who repeatedly submit infringing or unlawful material will be prohibited from posting
further submissions.
Disclaimers
THE CONTENT AND FUNCTIONALITY ON THE SITE IS PROVIDED
WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT PROVISDOM IS NOT HEREIN ENGAGED IN RENDERING PROFESSIONAL
ADVICE AND SERVICES TO YOU. ALL CONTENT
AND FUNCTIONALITY ON THE SITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS," WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. PROVISDOM AND ITS THIRD-PARTY
CONTENT PROVIDERS MAKE NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OWNERSHIP, ACCURACY,
OR ADEQUACY OF THE SITE CONTENT. PROVISDOM
SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY INFORMATION PUBLISHED ON LINKED
WEB SITES, CONTAINED IN ANY USER SUBMISSIONS PUBLISHED ON THE SITE, OR PROVIDED
BY THIRD PARTIES. NEITHER PROVISDOM
NOR ITS THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OR FOR LOST REVENUES OR PROFITS, WHETHER OR NOT
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSSES AND REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY
OF LIABILITY.
Third-Party Websites
We may provide links to third-party Web sites, and
some of the content appearing to be on this Site is in fact supplied by third parties,
for example, in instances of framing of third-party Web sites or incorporation through
framesets of content supplied by third-party servers.
Provisdom has no responsibility for these third-party Web sites, which are
governed by the Terms of Use and privacy policies, if any, of the applicable third-party
content providers.
Governing Law; Jurisdiction
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California without reference
to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof.
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